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CELEBR A TING THE S A G A

Photo credits: Brian Sims

ROAD TO THE STARS

Brian Sims tells us about the opening of Mark Hamill Dr.

he announcement that the In June 2017 the City Council
NFL Chargers were moving voted to pay tribute to the actor as
Tto Los Angeles set in motion part of the city’s honorary street
a chain of events that brought about naming program and “Mark Hamill
the naming of “Mark Hamill Drive.” Drive” became official, with July 30

Located in the 6th District in San officially declared Mark Hamill Day.
Diego is Charger Boulevard, named Mark came to the event
after the NFL team. When anger accompanied by his wife Marilou,
started to build after the team daughter Chelsea, and sons Griffi n
departed, and the process of and Nathan. Even the family dogs
“cleaning” San Diego of anything Millie and Mabel made the trip!
Charger related began, residents of After a media Q&A, Mark took
the Clairemont neighborhood came to the stage again for more
up with the idea of renaming the photographs before sitting down
Blvd. to commemorate Mark Hamill, to sign autographs for a crowd of
who grew up in the area. eager Star Wars fans.

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